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UK Urges Israel Ceasefire, Reconstruction, Two-State Solution

5/24/2026

Summary

Story summary

The UK urged Israel to adopt 20-point plan, keep ceasefire after 850 deaths since October truce, and backs Hamas de-commissioning, an Israeli Defence Forces pull-out and International Stabilisation Force.
The UK cited UN data that 1.5 million Gaza residents face infestations, criticised Israeli sanitation limits and urged aid.
Britain pledged reconstruction, rejected building on the UNRWA site in Jerusalem, called for a halt to settlement expansion and reaffirmed a two-state solution.

History

Historical Context

Israel’s unilateral Gaza disengagement, first proposed by Ariel Sharon in 2003 and carried out in August-September 2005, evacuated about 9,000 settlers from 21 settlements. After Hamas seized control in 2007, Israel imposed a land, air and sea blockade that humanitarian groups call collective punishment. Britain’s current cease-fire call echoes the 2005 withdrawal framework.

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Story summary

The UK urged Israel to adopt 20-point plan, keep ceasefire after 850 deaths since October truce, and backs Hamas de-commissioning, an Israeli Defence Forces pull-out and International Stabilisation Force.
The UK cited UN data that 1.5 million Gaza residents face infestations, criticised Israeli sanitation limits and urged aid.
Britain pledged reconstruction, rejected building on the UNRWA site in Jerusalem, called for a halt to settlement expansion and reaffirmed a two-state solution.

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